I shouldn't laugh, but I know I'm a failure in your eyes
It is there and then gone, and Ronin is left breathless and flushed and as confused as he is happy about it. "I try," he says, bashful now rather than charming. "I will see you again soon, Safrin. Please try not to outshine the stars too much this evening. I believe many people use your creations to navigate the night."
Even though his heart is hammering in his chest and, as always, he feels as though he's somehow escaped death or curses, he does manage a wink to the goddess before he turns and sets off out of the Observatory. Not that there is much to observe - the woods are black as pitch, but for the burning of torches, and Ronin will have to make his way home by the light of phoenix fire.
~FIN
Even though his heart is hammering in his chest and, as always, he feels as though he's somehow escaped death or curses, he does manage a wink to the goddess before he turns and sets off out of the Observatory. Not that there is much to observe - the woods are black as pitch, but for the burning of torches, and Ronin will have to make his way home by the light of phoenix fire.
~FIN
RONIN
